ACUPUNCTURE CLINICS AT CCRMC: 8 weekly treatments with tiny needles to reduce pain and relax deeply. Patients also learn acupressure to do on themselves at home' INSURANCES ACCEPTED: ALL insurances including Medicare, straight Medi-Cal, and CCHP Medi-Cal Because of the long wait list, however, please consider telling your patients with CCHP Medi-Cal and Commercial CCHP to see an outside acupuncturist (SEE BELOW). If they need further visits beyond what is covered for outside acupuncturist, then you can refer them to our Internal Acupuncture clinics.
*Requirements:**
1. Chief complaint must be LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD
2. DO NOT REFER: smoking cessation, tinnitus, vertigo, hypertension, weight loss, or depression without Psych. care
3. Don't refer EMPLOYEES with CCHP insurance - they get 10 free visits per year with outside acupuncturists, no referral needed (see #1 below)
4. Make sure pt. can go every week for 1- 2 months.
5. Send an IN-BASKET message to Dr. Joyce Tang so these pts. can be seen right away:
new onset Bell's Palsy
breech pregnancy
hyperemesis gravidarum
cancer pts. currently on chemo
acute tailbone injury
CLINIC LIST
CHC Tues. 1-5pm – Dr. Michelle Wong in Builidng 2 MHCMon. 1-5pm – Dr. Joyce Tang in Builidng 1, 3 South MHC Wed. 5-9pm – Elena Lee, L.Ac.in Building F, Rehab therapy room PHC Sat. 8am-12pm – Dr. Alice Lin in Rehab room WCHC Tues 5-9pm – Dr. Harry McIlroy in Rehab room
OUTSIDE ACUPUNCTURE CLINICS:
1. COUNTY EMPLOYEEES with CCHP Commercial Plan A or B
get 10 free visits per year with these acupuncturists contracted with CCHP.
No referral is necessary. No waiting. Just call them and go.
2.NEW - CCHP MEDI-CALPATIENTS - You can now refer your patients with CCHP Medi-Cal to outside acupuncturists!
- Pts. get 2 visits per month for free, with typically no waiting, and no pre-authorization needed
- Just tell your patient to call the provider to make an appointment How to get this info to our patients: 1. In Patient Instructions, type the Smart Phrase "acupuncturecchpproviders" 2. Print this list and give it to them 3. The updated list is always on the CCHP web site: http://cchp.prismisp.com - select ‘Acupuncture’ for Specialty. - This is a good way to start or continue patients on acupuncture. Patients will often need weekly treatments initially, and in our internal clinics they can have weekly treatments for up to 8 weeks. We then refer them out to this list if they have Medi-Cal.
3. LOW COST COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE in the Berkeley and Oakland areasis available in the community in a group setting ($15-40 per visit).Print this listfor your patients and encourage them to go!
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8 weekly treatments with tiny needles to reduce pain and relax deeply. Patients also learn acupressure to do on themselves at home'
INSURANCES ACCEPTED: ALL insurances including Medicare, straight Medi-Cal, and CCHP Medi-Cal
Because of the long wait list, however, please consider telling your patients with CCHP Medi-Cal and Commercial CCHP to see an outside acupuncturist (SEE BELOW). If they need further visits beyond what is covered for outside acupuncturist, then you can refer them to our Internal Acupuncture clinics.
*Requirements:**
1. Chief complaint must be LESS THAN 5 YEARS OLD
2. DO NOT REFER: smoking cessation, tinnitus, vertigo, hypertension, weight loss, or depression without Psych. care
3. Don't refer EMPLOYEES with CCHP insurance - they get 10 free visits per year with outside acupuncturists, no referral needed (see #1 below)
4. Make sure pt. can go every week for 1- 2 months.
5. Send an IN-BASKET message to Dr. Joyce Tang so these pts. can be seen right away:
CLINIC LIST
CHC Tues. 1-5pm – Dr. Michelle Wong in Builidng 2MHC Mon. 1-5pm – Dr. Joyce Tang in Builidng 1, 3 South
MHC Wed. 5-9pm – Elena Lee, L.Ac.in Building F, Rehab therapy room
PHC Sat. 8am-12pm – Dr. Alice Lin in Rehab room
WCHC Tues 5-9pm – Dr. Harry McIlroy in Rehab room
OUTSIDE ACUPUNCTURE CLINICS:
1. COUNTY EMPLOYEEES with CCHP Commercial Plan A or B
get 10 free visits per year with these acupuncturists contracted with CCHP.
No referral is necessary. No waiting. Just call them and go.
2. NEW - CCHP MEDI-CAL PATIENTS
- You can now refer your patients with CCHP Medi-Cal to outside acupuncturists!
- Pts. get 2 visits per month for free, with typically no waiting, and no pre-authorization needed
- Just tell your patient to call the provider to make an appointment
How to get this info to our patients:
1. In Patient Instructions, type the Smart Phrase "acupuncturecchpproviders"
2. Print this list and give it to them 3. The updated list is always on the CCHP web site: http://cchp.prismisp.com - select ‘Acupuncture’ for Specialty.
- This is a good way to start or continue patients on acupuncture. Patients will often need weekly treatments initially, and in our internal clinics they can have weekly treatments for up to 8 weeks. We then refer them out to this list if they have Medi-Cal.
3. LOW COST COMMUNITY ACUPUNCTURE in the Berkeley and Oakland areasis available in the community in a group setting ($15-40 per visit).Print this list for your patients and encourage them to go!
This page has been edited 35 times. The last modification was made by -